Dear PJ, You're in luck! Check out this site. Genuine Chicago tid bits are shipped directly from my home city to yours! http://www.tastesofchicago.com/ It's run by the Lou Malnati's pizza restaurant group. A leader in Chicago style pizza in my town! Try the Portillo's Italian Beef. A Chicagoan will knock over their mother, a group of nuns or cute animals to get a good Italian Beef! They eve have some good Chicago hotdogs available there! Now to the kitchen to make the buns for my Chicago dogs! PS. Ketchup will get you a long face from some places. But I'm a life long Chicagoan, and I love ketchup on dogs! The one thing Chicago is known for is it's neighborhoods. Each one different from the next. I think there is room for a char dog or a fried one along with ketchup here. We might give you grief over it, but we will all agree that we want you to enjoy yourself and enjoy our city when you're here! Have fun! Thanks for the great recipe! Great site, John - I'm tempted by the Portilio's Italian beef kit, for sure. At least the ingredients for the Italian beef are pretty universally obtainable - unlike that green relish! And thanks for giving the thumbs-up to ketchup, which I love, but didn't dare add to the dog... I love Chicago - great architecture (is it the Tribune building with all the pieces of other buildings embedded in its face?), food, and waterfront. What's not to like? :) PJH

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